Person:Joshua Clarke (4)
Joshua Clarke
b.26 Apr 1717 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
d.8 Mar 1793 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1710
  1. Sarah Clarke1712 - Aft 1746
  2. Thomas Clarke1715 - Bef 1761
  3. Joshua Clarke1717 - 1793
  4. James Clarke1720 -
  5. Joseph Clarke1728 - 1795
Spouse and Children
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m. Apr 1738
  1. Phineas Clarke1740 -
  2. Joshua Clarke1741 -
  3. Ethan Clarke1745 - 1792
  4. Hannah Clarke1747 -
  5. Thomas Clarke1749 -
  6. Elizabeth Clarke1751 -
  7. Arnold Clarke1754 -
  8. Henry Clarke1756 - 1831
  9. Willett Clarke1759 -
  10. Nathan Clarke1762 -
  11. Job Bennett Clarke1765 - 1860
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Facts and Events
Name Joshua Clarke
Gender Male
Birth[2] 26 Apr 1717 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage Apr 1738 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United Statesto Hannah Cottrell
Will[1] 31 Jul 1792 Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Death? 8 Mar 1793 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Burial? Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Religion? Seventh-day Baptist

HP022, 1st Hopkinton Cemetery BABCOCK genealogy [1903]: p 59. RIGR: Vol. 4, p 145. "Westerly and It's Witnesses", 1878, Rev. Frederic Denison, J.A. and R. A. Reid, publishers. He was the fifth pastor of the Westerly Sabbatarian Church serving from 1773 to 1793. He followed Rev. Thomas Hiscox and was succeeded by Rev. John Burdick. Three hundred and ninety-five were added to the church under his ministry.

He was a member of the Legislature and a Trustee of Brown University.

Served as Justice of the Peace for Westerly.

He took part in the Colonial and Revolutionary Wars. Vet #124809.

Tombstone inscription: Rev. Joshua Clarke d. March 8, 1793 in his 76th year. [Westerly & Its Witness, p. 281]

Gravestone photo Aug 2001

References
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    Dated July 31, 1792; pvd Hopkinton April 7, 1793. Unnamed wife; sons: Ethan, Thomas, Arnold, Henry, Willet, Job B. & Phineas; daughters: Hannah Clarke & Elizabeth Maxson; grandson Joshua Clarke son of Phineas; granddaughter Hannah Clarke daughter of Phineas; grandson Joshua C. Maxson son of Jesse Maxson. Witnesses: James Crandall Jr., Hannah Stillman & John Burdick. [Hopkinton TCP 3:20-22]

  2. ↑ Westerly Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    91.

    CLARKE, Joshua, of Thomas and Elizabeth, [born] April 26, 1717.

  3.   LAND:
    -Nov. 27, 1747 Joshua Clark & wife Hannah to Thomas Lawton of Portsmouth. [WesterlyDeeds 7:35-6]
    -Nov. 3, 1752 Joshua Clark is firmly bound unto Edmund Pendleton in sum of 5,579 pounds. [Westerly Deeds 7:410]
    -Jan. 16, 1753 Joshua Clark Esq. to Edmund Pendleton. Witnesses: Latham Clark & Martha Clark; acknowledged at South Kingstown [Westerly Deeds 7:412]
    -March 28, 1753 Joshua & Hannah Clark to Nathaniel Lewis of Charlestown Witnesses: John Irish, James Burdick & Joseph Crandall, justice. [Westerly Deeds 7:427]
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